YA1B1_KAL English 1 - B1

Moravian Business College Olomouc
winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Gerald Robert Cohl (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Kateřina Důbravová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to master the basics of business English.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 1 - Companies
    a) Company facts
    b) Grammar: present simple
    c) Practical English: How to make polite requests
    d) Business communication: Socializing - Introducing yourself and others
    2. Unit 2 - Contacts
    a) Job description
    b) Grammar: Present continuous
    c) Practical English: How to say phone numbers and spell names
    d) Business communication: Telephoning - Making and receiving telephone calls
    3. Unit 3 - Visitors
    a) Company structure
    b) Grammar: Asking questions
    c) Practical English: How to welcome visitors
    d) Business communication: Presenting - Visual information
    4. Unit 4 - New products
    a) The development process
    b) Grammar: Past simple
    c) Practical English: How to show interest
    d) Business communication: Meetings - Giving a report
    5. Unit 5 - Employment
    a) Job benefits and employment
    b) Grammar: Present prefect (1)
    c) Practical English: How to delegate work
    d) Business communication: Meetings - Discussing progress
    6. Unit 6 - Customer service
    a) Customer satisfaction
    b) Grammar: Comparisons
    c) Practical English: How to respond to complaints
    d) Business communication: Meetings - Asking for and giving opinions
    7. Unit 7 - Travel
    a) Travel
    b) Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns
    c) Practical English: How to report to a company, Reception
    d) Business communication: Socializing - Making small talk and developing a conversation
    8. Unit 8 - Orders
    a) Orders and deliveries
    b) Grammar: Present continuous, going to, will for plans, arrangements and decisions
    c) Practical English: How to make arrangements
    d) Business communication: Meetings - Making and responding to suggestions
Literature
    required literature
  • GRANT, D., HUDSON, J. Business Result Pre-intermediate Student´s Book DVD Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-473938-2. info
  • GRANT, D., HUDSON, J. Business Result Pre-intermediate Student´s Book DVD Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-473938-2. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-52153289-1. info
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-52153289-1. info
  • OXENDEN, C. New English File - Pre-intermediate Student´s Book. Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-451909-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Essay and Reading - dates, conditions:
Topics for essays, dates for their submission, and texts for Reading are given to students by the teacher.
Topics for essays will be placed in STAG by the teacher, and students will be able to register for one of them within the given period.
Passing the subject:
Written form - final and progress test: testing knowledge of vocabulary, language structures and grammatical features.
Oral form - final oral examination: Students must prove to be able to react correctly in situations based on the covered topics and to react on questions of the examiner.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2012, winter 2013.
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